Automatic photographing-machine.



J. P. RADERS.

AUTOMATIC PHOTOGRAPHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.16,' 1908.

93 1,485. Patented Aug. 17. 1909.

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I J. F. RADERS. AUTOMATIC PHOTOGRAPHIN G MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 16, 1908.

93 1 ,485 Patented Aug. 17, 1909.

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J. F. RADEES.

AUTOMATIC PHOTOGRAPHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 16, 190B.

93 1 ,485. Patented Aug. 17. 1909.

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fl/s ATTORNEY,

J. F. RADERS.

AUTOMATIC PHOTOGRAPHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 16. 1908.

931,485. Patented Aug. 17. 1909.

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- J. F. RADERS.

AUTOMATIC PHOTOGRAPHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 16, 1908.

WITNESSES:

M5 ATTORNEY,

T all 'u'iizom it may; comer-n:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH F. RADERS, a resident of the borough of Manhattan, city and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improven'ient in Automatic Photographing-Machines, of which the following is' a specification.

This invention embraces an ap aratus of the coin-controlled class and is irected to .0 the production of a simple, power-operated mec from a magazine, exposing such plate, subjectin the exposed 'plate to the" action of suitab e developin and fixing solutions, washing the fixed p ate and there-after causing the washed plate to pass to the exterior of the apparatus, all of those actions being automatically controlled and executed.

In the drawings accompanying the present specification, Figure 1 is an elevation of an automatic photographing machine embodying my present invention, part being broken away. Fig. 2 is a sectional plan on the plane of the line A-A in Fig. 1,- part being )roken away and the up or plate of the magazine being removed. Hg. 3 is a horizontal cross section showing the plate carriers and associated mechanism; the tanks for the developing and fixing solution as well as certain other parts are omitted for the sake of clearness. Fig. 4 is a vertical section, the plane of the section coinciding with the lens and a rtion intermediate the top and bot tom of the apparatus being removed. Fig. 5 is an elevation looking from the ri ht toward the left in Fig. 3, the Water va ve mechanism being in section and a partinterniediate the top and bottom'of the machine being removed. Fig. 6 is a detail, partl in section, partly in elevation, showmg t is vertically adjustable lens tube and associated parts. Fi 7 is a perspective de tail of the swinging p ate'transferrer and correlated parts. Fig. 8 is a detail of the water tank fastening. Fig. 9 is'partly an elevation, partly a diagrammatic view, illustrating certain electrical connections.

Similar characters'of reference designate corresponding parts in all figures.

Electricity is the motive power adopted in this instance for the actuation and control of the mechanism, a convenient source thereof c'onsistin of a storagcbattery 2, indicated in' the iagrammatic' view Fig. 9.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 16,

anism for delivering a sensitized plate I tube axis, certain parts being'in elevation UNITED STACPES PATEN FIQ.

JOSEPH F. RADER-S, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, OF FIVE- EIGHTHS TO JOHN L. PHILLIPS AND SAMUEL H. WEIL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

AUTOMATIC TnoToenAPmnG-mmmnn.

Patented Aug. 17,1909.

1908. Serial N0. 421,513.

Current from this serves to drive a motor 3 supported on roper framework 4 within a suitable and esired machine casing 5. A worm 6 on the armature shaft of this motor imparts an oscillating motion to a pawl carrier 7 through a reducing train comprising a worm wheel 8, .a gear 8 rigid therewith and meshing with gear 8 a crank pin 8 on the latter, and a connecting link 8 Mounted on the oscillatin carrier 7 is a spring-pressed pawl 9' adapte to engage with a ratchet wheel 10 rigid with a shaft 11, this latter therefore havin an intermittent rotating motion during t e running of the motor, re verse motion being precluded by a springpressed retaining pawl12.

It should be here stated that in the present machine, as here organized, shaft 11 has four periods of dwell during each complete rotation, the first corresponding to that in which the machine is at rest, the plate last finished having passed from the machine'and the latter being in condition for the exposure of a new piate; the' second dwell period is that in whic 1 the exposed plate has een brought to the positionjor its development; the third eriod is that in which the developed image is fixed; the fourth is that in which theplate is'w'as'hed and the next dwell period is that first mentioned which the washed plate is delivered from the machine. The various actions, moreover, are effected through 'the actuation of suitable electromagne'tic mechanisms the circuits to which are read-i1 controlled from' rot sting-shaft 1 1 in'the fol owing manner; that" is to'say, rigid with the framework of the-machine is an annular block 13 of insulating material concentric with shaft 11 and supporting a metallic ring 13 insulated from the frame of the machine and whose ex terior annular surface aswel'l as that of block 13 constitutes a rlibbing face for one or more contact shoes presently described. One side of motor 3 is connected to rin 14, see Fig. 9 and the other side of the motor is connected'to' one side of battery 2 by wire 15; the other side of the battery is grounded to the machine, see wire 16.

-A coin chute 17 opens out throu h a suitable aperture 17 to the exterior of t e'casing while'ln'the ath of the descending coin is a s ring 18 which when the inserted coin is one or-the proper denomination, that is diameter, is pressed 'in to contact witha spring finger 19" supported 'on" an insulating-piece 13 as by wire.

' a vertical axis in which 19'. Finger 19 is connected by wire 20 with one end of the coil of an electro-magnet 21 (it may bedouble as shown) the opposite end of which coil is connected b wire 22 with the motor-to-battery side of t e latter. The result is that as the coin deflects sprin 18, a momentary current traverses the coil 0 magnet 21, its guided spring-retracted core 23 is raised, and impinges against one arm of an angle lever 24 pivotally mounted on a plate 25 rigid with shaft, 11. A pivoted shoe 26 on the angle lever is thereby pressed a ainst the surface of block 13 and ring 13, c osin the battery circuit through motor 3 which t ereupon commences to rotate. Shoe 26 is kept pressed against the aforesaid rubbing face after the passage of the coin and the descent of core 23 in consequence, by a s rin pressed detent 27, while the stopping 0 shaft 11 in a-position assuring the cooperation of core 23 and angle lever 24, is effected b means presently described. Assuming sha 11 to have commenced its intermittent rota tion, plate controlling mechanism now'comes plate 32 connected to the upper edge of the inner shell 28. A coiled spring 33 one of whose ends is aflixed to cap 29 and whose other end is secured to a drum 33 extending from cross plate 32 tends to rotate the magazine in one direction. the control of a magnetically o erated escapement device com rising a dou le'toothed pawl 34 pivoted to a racket-34 'on plate 31 and connected by a link 34 with a pivoted spring-retracted armature lever 34 mounted on a bracket 34 A series of teeth 35 on the magazine are of such dimensions and so relatedto awi 34 that each full forward and backwar swing of the latterenables spring 33 to shift the magazine a distance equal to the width of a-plate pocket of the magazine. The pockets are thus brought successively over a slot 36 inlate 31 and the sensitized plate in the slot-a ining pocket permitted to descend through a chute 37 b which it is caused to turn through ninety egrees about osition 1t comes to rest opposite the lens tu e. v

Reverting to the escapement device it should be stated that one end of' the coil of electromagnet 38 thereof is connected to one side of battery 2 see wire 39, Fig. 9, while the other end of the coil is connected to a contact piece 40 on ring 13, see wire 41,'in a position such that the set shoe 26 comes in con- This motion is under tact therewith immediately after the beginning of the rotation of shaft 11 thereby momentarily actuating the escapement device and causing the descent of a fresh plate from the magazine. At the front of the machine is the lens tube 42 which is referably mounted upon a slide 43 vertically adjustable and adapted to be held (as by friction) in the position to which it has been shifted by the'person about to use the machinein bringing the lens tube opposite his face. This adjustment is facilitated by'a finger piece 44 and a mirror 45 both onthe slide. A plate having descended from the magazine into chute 37 and having been turned, as aforesaid, passes into a guide 46 coming to rest upon a pin 47 adapted to be withdrawn from 1ts stop position, in which it is shown in Fig. 4, and in which the plate is held in pro er alin'cment with the lens tube.

o the pivot shaft 48 of a shutter 48 mounted upon the lens tube is secured an arm 48 which has a pin and slot connection 48 with a sprin retractedpivoted armature lever 48 propefiy related to a suitable electromagnet 48 One end of the coil of this magnet is connected to one side of battery 2,

see wires 49, 39 and 15, while the other end of the coil is conducted to a contact piece 50 on ring 13, see wire 51, whose position is such that set shoe 26will come into engagement with it after leaving contact piece 40 and before the second dwell period of shaft 11 occurs.

Sto pin 47 extends from a rock lever 52 afiixe to .a rock shaft 52 which carries the spring retracted armature 52 of an electric magnet 52 one end of whose coil is connected to one side of battery 2, see wires 53, 39 and 15, and whose other end is connected to a contact piece 54 on ring 13 by wire 55 in a position such that set shoe 26 will come into engagement with it after leaving contact/piece 50 and before the second dwell period of shaft 11 occurs.

The plate having been exposed and released bythe momentary actuation of magnets 48 and 52 descends through the continuation of guide 46 into a plate transferrer by which the exposed plate is deposited in a p ate carrier which in turnconveys the plate to consecutive positions in which it is acted upon b the developing and the fixing solutlons, t en washed and finally ejected. During these actions of developing, fixing and washin as well as ejecting the finished plate, s aft 11 is temporarily at rest, 1pawl 9 then .retractin or the. machine aving stopped with t e fparts in a position corresponding to one 0 these dwell periods.

As the machine is here organized, I have placed four sets of contact (pieces 40, 50 and 54 around the ring 13 an mounted upon plate 25 four angle levers 24 each with its shoe 26, so correlating the parts that during each dwell period an angle lever will be in position to be actuated as aforesaid by the core 25 of magnet 21: Even though a coin- -plete rotation f shaft 11 is necessary to complete and eject a finished plate, a second, third and fourth coin ,may therefore be insertedand a corresponding number of exposures made before the first plate is ejected, shaft 11 continuing its motion until the shoe last set comes again over core 23 when it is withdrawn by-means that will be presently explained.

Referring nowto the plate transferrer designated by 56. the'same is heremounted 56- -and a crank 56" thereon is connected by a' link 56 with a crank disk 56 a bevel gear 56 --on the suitably journaled shaft of which meshesw'itha gear-56 of four times the diameter on the shaft 11. Plate transferrer '56 thus makes four complete recipro'cations for each full turn of shaft 11, the arts being,

- so related that during each dwe period of ermitted to descend as already explained.

shaft 11, crank disk 56 is on a dead center and the plate transferrer is in a vertical posit-ion ready to receive a plate which has been released from the magazine, exposed,- and uring the downward swing of the plate =transferrer and as shaft 11 starts in motion from a dwell-period the exposed plate in the transferrer is prevented from dropping out "of'the'op'en-back thereof until one of a series of fourplate carriers 57 ri 'id with shaft 11 reaches aposition in the lp 'tionof the transferrer, w

ane of reciprocaereupon the plate 18" released, drops into the moving carrier ---'and is; by it moved to the plate-developing position corresponding to t alre'ady explained, shaft 11 comes to rest.

rat in which, as

For the purpose of holding the plate in the transferrer, the latter is provided with an extension 58 around which is wound a magnet coil '58 oneof whose ends is connected to the mjot'or-to-battery side of the latter by a suitable wire (not shown) while the other end 55" I of the-coil is connected to a metallic contact piece 59 secured to asegment 59 of insulatmg material by a wire (not shown).

The sition of this contact iece is such that uring the rest position of crank 56*, spring piece, the circuit through coil 58' is closed and the plate electromagnetically retained. in "the t-ransfener. Just before-the latter again comes to rest as before.

reaches its full downward position, the spring fingermoves out of engagement with the contact piecefmc circuit is opened, and the plate drops into the carrier as already explained.

Each carrier 57 is ring-like in form the inner periphery being adapted to engage with the edge of the plate and slide the latter, scnsi tized face upward along a lower fixed slide way 60.

T he'plate havingbeen moved by the carrier from the point where it has entered the carrier to a position correspond ng to the next stop position of shaft 1], a ouantity of the discharge onto the fplate below of devel- 0 ing solution entering 'rom a tank 61 thereof secured to the machine casing and connecting by a pipe 61 with the inlet 61 to the valve casing. Inlet 61 passes through the core of an electromagnet 62 one end of whose coil is connected to a contact piece 63 on ring 13 by a wire 64% while the opposite end is connected to the ungrounded side of battery 2, see'wires 65, 39 and 15. Just before shaft 11 reaches its aforesaid stop position the set shoe 26 comes into engagement with contact piece 63, thereby closing the circuit through coil of electro magnet 62, and raising valve 61 Developing solution now drops upon the plate as long as shaft 11 remains stationary. When tlus shaft resumes its motion, electromagnet 62 is deenergized and valve 61 closes by gravity. In order to facilitate the action of the fluids on the'plate, each of the latter designated by 66'Inay'beprovided with a raised annular finishing rim 66 forming a shallow cup when the article is in a horizontal position.

From the developing position the plate is carried under the valve controlling the egress ofthe fixing solution, in which position shaft 11' again comes to rest. The construction and mode of operation 'may be as before. Suffice it to say that 67 is the fixing solution valve casing, 67' its electromagnet,';68.the

tank, 68 the connecting pipe, 69 the contact piece, 70 and 71 the connecting wires. The next partial turn of shaft 11 carries the plate from the plate fixing solution to the posit ion for the washing thereof, whereupon shaft 11 A conical water tank 72 is re resented, it being secured in the conical head I) of the machine casing by a nut 72 and the conical head being capped by a stopper finial 72 /Vatcr tank 72 connects by a pi e 73 with an electromagnetic valve mecianism which may be 75, contact piece 76 and connecting wires 7 7' and 78 in Fig. 9. Duringthe last portion of the full movement of shaft 11, the washed plate is pushed off the end 'of slide way-60 whereupon it descends through a chute 79 into a pocket 7 9 on the exterior of the machine casing. The final stage of the turning motion of shaft 11 carries the angle lever 24 of set shoe 26 into engagement with a cam 80 by which the shoe is withdrawn from its circuit closing position and shaft 11 comes to rest with the angle lever in position to be again acted upon by core 23 of magnet 21.

In order to preclude the assage of a coin down the coin chute 17 an past the circuit closing springs 18 and 19 except during the dwell periods of shaft 1 1, only at which times, it will be understood, is there an angle lever 24 in cooperative relation with core 23, I have shown a slide bar 81 a in 81 on which is urged against a notched isk 82 on shaft 11 by a spring 82'. Disk 82 is provided with four notches 82 in such position and relation that whenever shaft 11 is at rest pin 81 is seated in a notch and the end of bar 81 is withdrawn from the path 0f a coin; when, however, shaft 11 is in motion the pin rides out of the notch and the end of the bar is shifted across said path. The coins are received in a suitable holder 83 while a drip pin 84 may as shown be located under the mechanism.

Constructed in the foregoing manner, the operation of the machine may be briefly described as follows: Assuming that the 1 ierson aboutto be photographed has vertica y adjusted the lens tube 42 and inserted a proper coin in chute 17, the deflection of spring 18 caused thereby closes the circuitthrough the coil of electromagnet 21, raises its core 23 and sets the particular shoe 26 in alinement with the latter. The motor circuit is thus closed and shaft 11 begins to rotate, the shoe comes into engagement with contact piece 40, pawl 34 is actuated and a plate descends onto pin 47. The continued movement of shaft 11 successively effects the o ening and closing of shutter 48 and the wit drawal of pin 47 whereupon the plate descends intov transferrer 56. Soon after this latter begins its backward swing through its crank connection with shaft 11, the circuit through magnet coil 58 is closed and the plate magnetically held until it is brought to a substantially horizontal position above a revolvin plate carrier 57 whereupon the circuit is T and the plate drops therein and is by it slid along way 60 to the developing position. Just before the parts take such osition with shaft 11 momentarily at rest,-e ectromagnet 62 is actuated and develo ing solution descends onto the plate in t e carrier during of developing solution onto t carrier, then a quantity of fixing solution and roken caress the backward stroke of pawl carrier 7. When the shaft 1 1 resumes its forward rotary movement the descent of the developing solution is shut off. The plate is thereupon moved to its fixing position.

The sequential operatlon of the mechanisms for fixing and washing the late will be readily understood from what been explained.

During the final partial rotation of. shaft 11,. the finished plate reaches the end of way when shaft 11 is at rest is precluded as aforesaid by the cooperation of slide bar 81 and notched disk 82; at any of these periods a coin may be introduced and a plate exposed and started through the stepsinvolved in its necessary treatment. 7

Havingdescribed my invention, I claim: 1. In an automatic photographin chine, the combination of a plurality 0 plate carriers'intermittently movable in unison, a plate transferrer ada posed plate and time said carriers durin latter, means for to deliver it to one of themovement of the g the machine against the entrance of a coin during the time that said transferrer is out of its plate receiving position, and means for developing, fixing and washing the exposed late in a carrier.

2. In an automatic photographing machine the combination of a plate carrier adapted to haire an intermittent revolving motion about an axis, a plate magazine, a late transferrer, means adapted upon the insertion of a coin to discharge a plate from the ma azine, expose ,the same and pass the expose plate into saidtransferre'r, means for discharging the exposed plate from the transferrer lnto said carrier, and valve mech anisms for thereafter discharging a quantity finally water during successive dwell periods of said carrier.

' 3. An automatic photographing machine 2 comprising in combination ,a revolvlng plate carr1 er,'means for revolving the same through a complete, revolution during which the carrier has four periods of dwell, means for transferring an exposed plate to the carrier durin the movement from the first to the secon dwell'period, .valve mechanisms for discharging developin solution, fixing solu tion, and water onto t e plate in the carrier during the second, third and fourth dwell periods res ectively, .and means for dischargmg the finis ed plate from the carrier duringhthe movement of the carrier from its fourt to its first dwell ppriod.

- 4. The com nation-of an electric motor, a

as already ted to receive anexe plate in said source of electric energy, a plate carrier shaft, mechanism interposed between said motor and said shaft for imparting an intermittent rotary motion to the latter, a plate magazine, a stop for holding a late during exposure, electromagnetic mec anisms for controlling the actuation of said motor, magazine and stop, a plate transferrer adapted to receive an exposed plate and transfer it to the carrier, and means for developing,

' fixing and washing the plate in the carrier during dwell eriods of said shaft.

5. he com ination of an electric motor, a source of electric energy, a plate carrier shaft adapted to have an intermittent rotary motion imparted to it by said motor, a ring of insulating material, electrical connections, a conducting ring associated with said rin of insulating material and included in said connections, a contact shoe, mounted on said shaft, an electromagnet adapted to be actuated by the insertion of a coin and thereby set said shoe, a plate magazine, a shutter, a plate stop, valve mechanisms for delivering eveloping solution, fixing solution and water onto a plate in the plate stop carrier, electromagnetic mechanisms for actuating said magazine, shutter, plate stop and valve mechanism, contact ieces on said ring of insulating material and electromagnetic mechanisms, a throw-out device for the shoe, and a plate transferrer.

6. In an automatic photograph machine a rotary shaft, electrical connections, a settable shoe, a ring of insulating material, and' J. R. Fnrrn, Jr, PIERSON L. WELLs.

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